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Chapter 452 The Absolute Confidence of the Strong [4000 words]

Tick ​​tock, tick tock.
Cold rain fell from the night sky, splattering onto the asphalt road outside the Star Envoy branch in Moon Mountain City, creating tiny splashes.

As Tiandao stood in the street, the raindrops, when they got a centimeter closer to him, seemed to hit some invisible barrier, their trajectory abruptly changed, and they slid smoothly to the ground without even wetting the hem of his black tactical uniform.

He looked down at Elijah, who was dying at his feet, his pale blue eyes devoid of any emotion, only the cold light reflected from the rain.

"Tell me, how many people in the Yueshan City branch now have chosen to accept parasitism, just like you?"

Indeed, in the eyes of Heaven, Elijah's inhuman and beastly appearance was not simply due to coercion, but rather his own voluntary choice.

After all, the special survival relationship of 'symbiosis' meant that Elijah must have made some kind of agreement with the star beast within him.

If Elijah's body was forcibly controlled by the Parasitic Star Beast.

The unique and exclusive 'Star Source' can never coexist with the Star Core inside the parasitic beast.

Naturally, it is impossible to use two abilities simultaneously.

Therefore, regardless of how things unfolded, the result was that Elijah and the others chose to compromise and accept the power from the alien race.

However, Heaven has no intention of judging or caring whether their 'choice' is good or bad.

He only wanted to complete his task: to eliminate the 'abnormalities' in Yueshan City.

When questioned by the will of Heaven, Elijah displayed an unusual level of loyalty.

Even though dark green saliva kept spilling from the corners of his mouth and his life was hanging by a thread, his eyes still revealed a stubbornness and tenacity.

"Don't you want to talk?"

The Heavenly Dao slightly raised an eyebrow, and the invisible vector force field flashed by.

Since he won't tell me, I'll have to find the answer myself.

Tiandao crouched down, his azure eyes staring directly into Elijah's pupils.

The next second, his Star Eclipse Heavenly Eye glowed faintly.

Elijah seemed to be trapped in some kind of illusion; his eyes became vacant, and his expression became blank.

Before long, fragments of chaotic memories from Elijah's mind flashed before the eyes of the Heavenly Dao like a revolving lantern.

In a dark and damp basement, a constantly writhing gray mist floats in the center of the altar.

The branch president, his back hunched, cut his wrist, letting the blood drip into the mist.

Elijah and his teammates lined up, their faces filled with a thirst for power, but they didn't notice the eerie bluish light that appeared in the corners of their eyes as the mist entered their nostrils.

Another blurry outline whispered deep within the mist, its voice like countless insects crawling across eardrums, repeatedly uttering the word 'purification'.

"I...I don't know where the real body is."

"Our master only instructed us to spread the parasitic spores, saying it was to 'purify' the entire Star Envoys of Moon Mountain City."

Elijah's voice was broken and his jaw was chattering uncontrollably.

"Purification?"

The Heavenly Dao raised an eyebrow and touched Elijah's forehead.

As an invisible vector force field seeped into Elijah's brain, clearer memories, like untangled threads, began to appear clearly before the Heavenly Dao.

It turns out that six months ago, the president of the Yueshan City branch suddenly returned to the association with a cloud of gray mist, claiming that he had found it during his exploration of the occupied area and that it was a "gift that can enhance strength".

At first, many people were skeptical, but after all the members of the Third Division were parasitized and their star energy levels skyrocketed, the doubts immediately turned into praise, and more and more people 'chose' to join this 'feast'.

During this process, it wasn't that no one noticed something amiss.

But those people either became part of the embrace and gift, or they disappeared quietly from the association.

It was only because Mitchell, a nobody with mediocre skills, was 'not qualified to receive the gift' that he luckily escaped this ordeal.

After understanding what had happened in Yue Shan City, Tian Dao began searching for the location of the Parasitic Star Beast's true form in Elijah's memories.

Although the Heavenly Dao can indeed sense the abnormal energy in this city.

But these energies are not only plentiful, but also highly diverse.

Admittedly, if Heaven is willing to spend the time, it can still find the true form of the parasitic star beast by eliminating possibilities bit by bit.

However, checking each one individually is too troublesome, and Heaven has never liked trouble.

Just as the Heavenly Dao's 'memory exploration' was about to touch the most crucial part of Elijah's mind, namely the location and content of the 'gifting process', it was about to reach the most crucial part of Elijah's mind.

Elijah's body suddenly trembled violently, the blood vessels under his skin churned like boiling water, and blue scales re-covered his body at an even faster speed.

"Roar!"

Elijah's pupils turned completely cloudy yellow, and his teeth became sharp.

He actually managed to briefly break free from the vector restraints of the Heavenly Dao by relying on the violent energy of the parasitic star beast, and bit towards the throat of the Heavenly Dao.

"They really are restless."

Tiandao dodged to the side, his body sliding half a meter as if propelled by the wind, just avoiding Elijah's attack.

At the same time, Tiandao raised his hand and gently touched the other's brow.

The next second, Elijah's movements froze instantly, like a puppet whose pause button had been pressed. He lay on the ground in a pouncing and biting posture, with only his eyeballs still moving wildly.

The anime switched to the perspective of the Heavenly Dao, and in the Heavenly Dao's view, Elijah, whose face was contorted with rage, suddenly became 'semi-transparent'.

The stellar energy within his body, like luminous veins, was clearly presented before the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao's finger strike just now was a forceful control of the flow of star energy within Elijah's body using its vector force field, and a complete blockade of the energy connection between the star source and the parasitic star beast's core within him.

This caused his body and the star beast parasitizing him to completely lose control of his body.

Such an operation would be extremely difficult for others, but for the Heavenly Dao, which possesses 'overclocking calculation' and 'absolute star energy manipulation', it is not.

Doing this is as simple as breathing, almost instinctive.

Looking at Elijah, who was frozen in place, Tiandao pondered for a moment and finally decided to spread the word about what was happening here.

After all, he could sense that the parasitic star beasts hidden in Moon Mountain City seemed to possess considerable intelligence and were also very good at hiding themselves.

If he wants to find the other party, it will undoubtedly take a lot of effort.

But as the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise. For some people, finding something is as easy as breathing.

Tiandao pulled out his data terminal.
The moment the screen lit up, it automatically filtered out signal interference caused by the rain and made a call to someone.

"Hey? Tiandao? Weren't you on a mission? You finished so quickly?" Jing Liuli's voice was lazy, as if she had just woken up, and the rustling sound of a pillow rubbing could be faintly heard in the background.

In response, Tiandao calmly said, "I've encountered a small problem and need your help."

"Huh?! Even you find this troublesome? Have you encountered a catastrophe-level beast tide?!"

Boom!
Hearing the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground on the other end of the data terminal, Tiandao's lips curled into an almost imperceptible smile.

Although we only heard the sound, there were no specific images.

But in Tiandao's mind, an image of a clumsy fellow rolling off the bed onto the carpet, his hair a mess, already appeared. It's no wonder Jing Liuli was so shocked.

Given the current strength of the Heavenly Dao, unless it's a cataclysmic beast tide, she really can't think of anything that could cause the Heavenly Dao any trouble.

After all, this is the will of Heaven.

Even things he finds troublesome are definitely extremely dangerous!

Hearing the extremely serious tone from the other end of the data terminal, Tiandao smiled and gave an explanation.

"Don't worry, it's not as exaggerated as you think."

"I just encountered a guy who's really good at hiding, and your dream ability happens to be the perfect counter to him, allowing you to find him quickly. So I wanted you to come and help me out."

"That's it!"

On the other side of the data terminal, Jing Liuli patted her chest.

I was almost scared to death by the Heavenly Dao. I thought she was going to send me to deal with a calamity-level star beast.

Even under the influence of 'divine intervention,' she was not without the ability to contend with natural disasters.

But Aunt Liu said that she should not rashly use this power before the natural disaster level, otherwise it would easily affect her future domain development.

If she's just using her 'dream ability' to find enemies, then it's really not a difficult task for her.

After all, back in the days of the Seaside Concert Hall, she was able to connect the dreams of more than 100,000 people and create a shared, beautiful dream.

Now, as her strength continues to improve, it is not difficult for her to subtly gather the dreams of an entire city together.

As is well known, people in dreams are honest.

Thinking of this, Jing Liuli said, "Okay, then wait for me for a while. I'll apply for the boundary gate permission now and arrive within an hour!"

"Ah."

As soon as Tiandao hung up the communication and put away the data terminal, he heard hurried footsteps coming from afar.

"Lord Tiandao!"

Mitchell's voice came from afar, followed by four or five Star Envoys dressed in branch uniforms.

Unlike the excitement on Mitchell's face, the people he had summoned all wore tense vigilance, and their eyes were filled with suspicion and unease as they looked at Tiandao, clearly showing that they did not fully trust Tiandao.

Mitchell didn't blame his teammates too much for this.

After all, the changes that have taken place in the branch over the past six months have made them hesitant to trust anyone, even Tiandao, who wears the Star Envoy badge of the main branch on his chest.

"Lord Heavenly Dao, what are these?"

Just as Mitchell was about to introduce his companions, Tiandao suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Wait a moment, because an uninvited guest has arrived."

Mitchell looked puzzled upon hearing Tiandao's words.

But soon he understood who the guests Tiandao was talking about were.

Dozens of strange energy fluctuations suddenly surged out from the branch building not far from the group.

Subsequently, a large number of the parasitized star messengers simultaneously went berserk, completely tearing away their disguises.

The branch's windows were smashed, and figures covered in blue scales and bone spurs leaped out, rushing towards Tiandao, Mitchell, and the others, emitting inhuman roars.

Upon seeing this, Mitchell and the Star Envoys around him turned pale instantly, and some even took a step back.

Because the strength of each of the Parasitic Star Envoys here far surpasses theirs, and many of them are former branch powerhouses.

Tearing them apart would be a piece of cake.

Fortunately, their target was not them.

Faced with these uninvited guests, Tiandao stood calmly in place, the rain tracing perfect semi-circular paths around him, the silver wisps of hair on his forehead fluttering slightly in the night breeze, his face showing no sign of panic.

He watched the swarm of parasitic angels rush towards him, a faint smile curving his lips, his voice tinged with amusement.

"It seems that I, a guest who has come from afar, am not welcomed by you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the invisible vector ripples beneath the Heavenly Dao's feet suddenly surged!

Centered on him, a semi-transparent force field wall instantly unfolded, blocking Mitchell and the others.

The first Parasitic Star Envoy to rush in immediately crashed into the invisible vector force field.

boom!
In an instant, the Parasitic Star Envoy's body flew back like a kite with a broken string, crashing into its companions behind it.

“Mitchell, take your men and retreat fifty meters away. The situation here is no longer something you branch star envoys can interfere with.”

The voice of Heaven pierced through the rain, remaining eerily steady.
Mitchell then came to his senses, looked at the Parasitic Star Envoys who were crashing into the force field wall and bleeding profusely, and then looked at the Heavenly Dao standing tall in the rain, and nodded vigorously.

Although members of their branch often say that the reason they failed to join the main branch is simply because they didn't apply.

However, they all knew the reality: for the vast majority of branch star envoys, there was only one reason why they failed to enter the main branch: insufficient strength.

Without any hesitation, Mitchell immediately grabbed his still-stunned companion and turned to run.

Once they reached a safe distance, they immediately turned back curiously to look in the direction where the Heavenly Dao was.

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao actually took the initiative to walk towards the group of parasitic star messengers.

"What a pathetic bunch, enslaved by power."

The Heavenly Dao spoke softly.

Then, the numerous parasitic star envoys in front of him were collectively frozen in mid-air, as if grabbed by an invisible giant hand.

The next second, these parasitic envoys were violently flung around by an invisible force, crashing into the walls of the branch with a series of loud noises.

Even though the blue scales and dark green blood splattered everywhere, not a single drop landed on the Heavenly Dao.

It was as if the dry area beneath his feet was the only sanctuary in this chaos.

"Should we continue with this pointless probing?"

Tiandao raised his hand to brush away non-existent dust from his tactical uniform, his gaze sweeping over the remaining Parasitic Star Envoys.

His voice wasn't loud, but it made all the Parasitic Star Envoys stop what they were doing, their bodies trembling involuntarily.

It was a fear stemming from instinct, like prey encountering its ultimate predator.

In the rainy night, Tiandao stood alone in front of a large number of parasitic star envoys. The originally invisible vector force field around him was outlined with tangible silver traces within the fine rain, like a dream.

At this moment, Tiandao was clearly all alone, yet he was more terrifying than a thousand troops.

Seeing this, Mitchell clenched his fists secretly.

At that moment, he suddenly understood that the so-called strong person never relied on roaring and bursting out, but on this absolute confidence that he could easily control any number of enemies!

(End of this chapter)